Raising a child in a liberal country...

[Paheli00]

Re: Raising a child in a liberal country…

@Reha

Extremely concerned with the LGBT movement in the US. They feel this country is becoming too liberal and accepting of everything.

A major concern they expressed was:

How do I raise my child in accordance with Islam (which condemns homosexuality) in an American country that openly accepts LGBTs now? It was different when we were kids.

I don’t understand what exactly they’re concerned about? Do they think that their girl will become a lesbian simply b/c gay marriages are legal? Discriminating against a person b/c of their sexual orientation has been illegal for quite a while now. Celebs have been “coming out” for a long time (heck I still remember how everyone freaked out when Ellen came out and had the lesbian kiss on her show). LGBT movement is not something new. It has been going on for decades.

As for raising a child in accordance with Islamic teachings…lol…let’s see…alcohol is legal, women show plenty of skin (especially in the summer), dating/pre-marital sex is very common (even among teenagers), pork is readily available, non-halal food is everywhere etc. Majority of America doesn’t see anything wrong with eating non-halal food, eating pork, drinking alcohol, dating, wearing shorts/tank tops in the summer, wearing bathing suits in the beach etc. I find it amusing that your friends didn’t have an issues raising their little girl as a practicing Muslim with all that around. But suddenly gay marriage becoming legal is freaking them out.